A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Tom Hanks
as Paul Edgecomb
David Morse
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Bonnie Hunt
as Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan
as John Coffey
James Cromwell
as Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter
as Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene
as Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison
as Percy Wetmore
Sam Rockwell
as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
Barry Pepper
as Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson
as Melinda Moores
